Muskoka Freerider

[drew562]

Yep. he machine parts for mutli billion dollar facilities. Drilling a few holes in sled parts is a piece of cake for him.

Millwright machinist is one trade. I kind of wish I stuck with. It was super fun building and creating. I started apprentice millwright from 15yrs old on. At 20 I was running a giant hone and cleaning up the inside of a 60 inch BOP valve. The Steady rest broke on the machine, allowing the hone bar to bend and back out of the unit. The 60 inch bore head at 3000 RPM climbed up my arm tore off my ear, ripped out most all my lower teeth, fracture skull into sinus cavity.
Tore out my shoulder. Almost a year off work. I went back running that machine and many others for another few months and then took up house painting lol
Obviously safety back then wasn’t a big issue. the machine I was running was a nig&r rigged pos.
I really enjoyed machining and creating things. It was fun until it wasn’t.

 

[lilduke]

Millwright machinist is one trade. I kind of wish I stuck with. It was super fun building and creating. I started apprentice millwright from 15yrs old on. At 20 I was running a giant hone and cleaning up the inside of a 60 inch BOP valve. The Steady rest broke on the machine, allowing the hone bar to bend and back out of the unit. The 60 inch bore head at 3000 RPM climbed up my arm tore off my ear, ripped out most all my lower teeth, fracture skull into sinus cavity.
Tore out my shoulder. Almost a year off work. I went back running that machine and many others for another few months and then took up house painting lol
Obviously safety back then wasn’t a big issue. the machine I was running was a nig&r rigged pos.
I really enjoyed machining and creating things. It was fun until it wasn’t.

My friend took over his dads buisness. Been doing it his entire life.

Dont think he really enjoys it, but he could build you that part out of brass, titanium or what ever as long as you had a pile of $$$

 

[greenthumb]

the machine I was running was a nig&r rigged pos.

This is 2024. The acceptable term is now "afro-engineered".

 

[drew562]

This is 2024. The acceptable term is now "afro-engineered".

Lots has changed since my injury in 1987 lol.

 

[niner]

 

[NoBrakes!]

She knows what most should....

 

[niner]

 

[lilduke]

 

[Jorgy]

I was wondering if they were gonna hit any rocks. There were some jumps/drops in February in Joss I decided not to hit cause there wasnt enough snow yet.

 

[lilduke]

I was wondering if they were gonna hit any rocks. There were some jumps/drops in February in Joss I decided not to hit cause there wasnt enough snow yet.

I never really hit rocks late season i find, cause the snow is pretty hard and the rocks are easy to see.


Not saying it couldnt happen though.

 

[Dawsonshuflita]

I was wondering if they were gonna hit any rocks. There were some jumps/drops in February in Joss I decided not to hit cause there wasnt enough snow yet.

They were smart and probed landings


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[lilduke]

That is smart. My buddy had 3 shots of scotch before he did this lol

 

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[niner]

Oh oh, I see more 1/2” holes in Dawsons future…

 

[Dawsonshuflita]

Oh oh, I see more 1/2” holes in Dawsons future…

Are you just preparing yourself for me to run laps around you all day?


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[NoBrakes!]

 

[niner]

Are you just preparing yourself for me to run laps around you all day?


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I’m not as good as I once was, but I’m good once as I ever was… I’m up for some humiliation…

 

[lilduke]

The carbon parts look pretty good.

 

[FanaticalKilla]

The carbon parts look pretty good.

Agreed I was impressed!

 

[drew562]

I’m not normally a fanboy. But Muskoka Matt is quite the character. If I was 30 years younger, I could be his buddy.